ISSN:
1432-1416
Keywords:
Budding yeast
;
Stable scar distribution
;
Stable size distribution
;
Multitype branching process
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Mathematics
Notes:
Abstract A multitype branching process is proposed as a model for the behaviour of populations of the budding yeast Saccharomyces Cerevisiae. Using the idea of branching processes counted by random characteristics, we are able to obtain explicit expressions describing different aspects of the asymptotic composition of such populations. The main purpose of this note is to show that the branching process approach is an alternative to deterministic population models based on differential equation methods.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00168047
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